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HOME > The Contender > The Contender 3Sakio Bika defeats Jaidon Codrington to claim 'The Contender 3' title
Sakio Bika scored an eighth-round TKO against Jaidon Codrington to win The Contender's third-season crown during Tuesday night's live finale broadcast of the ESPN reality competition series.
"I want to say thank you to The Contender for giving me this big opportunity," said Bika after hoisting The Contender 3 belt, which was presented to him by show host Sugar Ray Leonard.
Bika defeated Codrington -- a 23-year-old from New York, NY who had an 18-1 record that included 14 KOs -- at the 2:18 mark of the bout's eighth-round after the referee stopped the fight with Bika pummeling Codrington against the ropes in one of the ring's corners. "We all know Sakio Bika's a warrior," said Codrington after the fight. "He showed why everybody knew he was one of the toughest competitors in this tournament. I'm proud to be in there and do what I did against a great opponent like Sakio." Prior to The Contender 3 title bout, Sam Soliman, a 33-year-old from Melbourne, Australia who had a 35-10 record with 13 KOs, defeated Wayne Johnson, a 29-year-old from Lyndhurst NJ who had a 17-3 record with 9 KOs, via the judges scoring to claim third place in show's consolation bout. In additional The Contender 3 bouts on the finale card, 24-year-old Portland, OR-native David Banks defeated Donny McCrary, a 24-year-old from St. Joseph, MO; and Brian Vera, a 26-year-old from Austin, TX, defeated Max Alexander, a 26-year-old from Camden, NJ. |
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